33RD THURSDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Gospel (Luke

33RD THURSDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C
Gospel
(Luke 19:41-44)
As Jesus drew near Jerusalem,
he saw the city and wept over it, saying,
“If this day you only knew what makes for peace–
but now it is hidden from your eyes.
For the days are coming upon you
when your enemies will raise a palisade against you;
they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides.
They will smash you to the ground and your children within you,
and they will not leave one stone upon another within you
because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”
The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Word of God for Everyone
Dear People of God,
The Word of God in today's Gospel speaks of Jesus weeping over the city of Jerusalem, weeping over the people living in that city.
For the Jewish people awaited the Lord's arrival to grant them peace and save them from the hands of their enemies.
However, when God arrived, they were blinded by Satan, obscured by the material things of the world, and thus failed to see the presence of God among them.
The presence of God is His self and body, His virtuous and meritorious deeds, and the teachings originating from God the Father spoken through the mouth of the Son of God, who is Jesus Christ.
God weeps over the city of Jerusalem, just as He weeps over the children of God who are engrossed in the material things of the world, forgetting His teachings, and failing to listen to God's word and to put it into practice.
The Lord's Word also warns humanity in today's world: “If only today you recognized the peace of God to be among you.”
God also calls upon people in today’s world to be vigilant in all places and at all times, to be vigilant against the temptations of Satan regarding the glory, ambition, and worldly gain that have obscured the Word of God taught to all humanity.
The Word of God is always inscribed and present in the heart of every person, but people are not vigilant enough to listen to the Word of God’s teaching and put it into practice.
Therefore, the Word of the Lord today calls upon everyone to:
Be vigilant against your evil words, actions, deeds, and thoughts that do not come from God.
Run to God, so that He may grant additional strength, peace, and happiness.
Only God can bring eternal life, the life of the Kingdom of Heaven, to humanity in today's world.
God's love is always bestowed and shining upon all humanity, but people today live so far from the light of God.
Therefore, God wishes to call all His children to run to Him, who is the light of truth, the light of the eternal life of the Kingdom of Heaven hereafter.
Thanks be to God. Amen.